Well here I am alone on New Years’ Eve.

Yuck, yuck, yuck.

“Me and the little missus are gonna pick up the pieces and retie the knot, mixaphorically speakin’!”

Ulysses McGill (George Clooney) in O Brother Where Art Thou?

2004’s nearly over, and for the first time since early spring I’m starting to see the possibility of free time in my near future. Early spring of this year was when I embarked upon the all-consuming task of co-planning our wedding, and as soon as that was over, I started looking for a new job, and as soon as THAT was over, it was time to think about the holidays. Now all that planning and stressing are done with, and I can’t see any major projects lined up in front of me. Other than the day to day …

Martha’s holiday letter from prison shattered my jaw when it hit the floor.

“Cleaning has been my job…(but) like everyone else here, I would rather be doing all of this in my own home…. P.S. I thought you might be interested in the brief my lawyers filed with the Court this afternoon.”

Call me sick, but my favorite part of the holiday season is, of course, traumatizing small children. If you’re like me, and God help you if you are, make sure you visit the ‘Scared of Santa’ photo gallery.

Anybody want a gmail invite? I have ten to give away.

Send me an email if you want one. emm emm tee at verizon dot net.

In other news, I found myself outside on my lunch break today and discovered that it was a balmy 45 or so. Took advantage of the fresh wet wind and enjoyed a walk around the enormous construction site that is MIT’s campus. On that walk I stumbled upon the Stata Center, which is exactly how I always hoped to see it for the first time. Coming from an architecture firm, …

First week at the New Job is now over and I’m ready for more. Everyone here is great to work with, kind, helpful, friendly, knowledgeable. I’m learning the pleasures of talking shop. At my last job, I was the only one who had as much geekic knowledge as I did, so I didn’t get that much of a chance to talk about the stuff that occupies about 80% of my waking thoughts, and I think I’m just rediscovering the simple pleasure of conversation and friendship based on common interest. A side benefit to this is discovering …

Started my new job today, then met Gwen for a holiday party hosted by the owner of the restaurant she waitresses at, and now I’d love to tell you all about both wonderful things, but I am way way too tired. I can barely even type.

No, really!

I got the job! I start at MIT on Monday! Yay me!

(while surfing the internet at a temp job)

Hm. Another reference to “tub girl”. Didn’t I read some mention of a “tub girl” yesterday?

Whoa, another reference. Hmmmm…maybe I don’t want to know.

Doo doo dee doo…bored bored bored. What’s new at waxy.org today? Oh boy! A Katamari Damacy sequel is in the works! Sweet!

Hm. Waxy got that link from…this guy. Alright, lots of fresh links!

Subservient StickMan sounds funny. ‘Leastways if it was anything like that chicken thing.

“Recently added commands…” What the? “Be tub girl”??? …